What Comes from the Rainforest? Plants, Animals, Timber, Fruits, and Medicines

Plants

Orchids, ferns, mosses, lianas, bromeliads, rubber trees.

Animals

Monkeys, sloths, toucans, jaguars, anacondas, poison dart frogs.

Timber

Mahogany, teak, rosewood, ebony, balsa.

Fruits

Bananas, pineapples, papayas, starfruit, açaí berries.

Medicinal Plants

Quinine (malaria), ipecac (emetic), digitalis (heart), cinchona (quinine source), curare (muscle relaxant).

Other Products

Latex (rubber), cacao (chocolate), Brazil nuts, cassava.